Cornetto and Serpent Makers

The following is a list of cornetto and serpent makers (and those who make mouthpieces for those instruments) with their websites (or email address if no website was available). No attempt was made to evaluate the instruments, and a listing here implies no endorsement on the part of the HBS as this list is intended only for reference purposes. Information regarding omissions or corrections is welcome via our contacts page.

Damien Bardonnet: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Stefan Beck: www.musikhandwerk.de

Stephen Berger: www.serpents.ch

Serge Delmas:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Paolo Fanciullacci: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Derek Farnell: To the best of our knowledge he no longer makes instruments.

Sam Goble (mouthpieces, cornetti, and instrument-making workshops)Cambridge Woodwind Makers; www.samgoble.com

Henri Gohin:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Andrew Hallock: www.hallockmusic.com http://www.hallock-cornetti.com

David Harding: To the best of our knowledge Harding is no longer making serpents

Fritz Heller: www.blasende-instrumente.net

Andrea Inghisciano:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Andrea Inghisciano makes a straight 4 hole + humb hole cornett as depicted on Arnolt Schlick’s  Spiegel der Orgelmacher 1511.

Kaiser Church Serpents: http://kaiserserpents.com/

Matthew Jennejonn:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Jacques Leguy: To the best of our knowledge he does not make instruments anymore.

John McCan: He is officially retired from active cornetto making, but invites friends and colleagues to keep in touch via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Christopher Monk Workshop: www.jeremywest.co.uk

Pierre Ribo: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Juan Lopez Romera: www.serpenton.es

Jamie Savan: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; CyberZink is a project led by Jamie Savan at Newcastle University, exploring the potential of CAD modelling and 3D printing for organological research. The project now has its own dedicated site: www.cyberzink.org

Christoph Schuler: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

J.C. Sherman Mouthpieces: www.jcsherman.net

Ricardo Simian 3D Cornets: www.3dmusicinstruments.com

Grzegorz Tomaszewicz: www.gtmusicalinstruments.com

Siem van der Vee: www.zink-cornetto.com

Roland Wilson: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. In addition to a wide range of 440 and high pitch cornetti, Roland Wilson reports that he has recently made four bass cornetts. In addition he is making a Renaissance cornett at a' = 466, 415 or 440 which is based on the instrument in the Freiberg Cathedral.